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VIDEO: Debt Ceiling Vote a Lose-Lose for Republicans?

Updated: May 4, 2011 | 8:03 p.m.
May 4, 2011 | 7:59 p.m.

US Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) holds his first press conference on January 6, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.    AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images) (TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Republicans are weighing political costs during negotiations over a long-term deficit-reduction plan.

Video by Theresa Poulson with photos by Getty Images

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